Juvenile stages of <i>Cybdelis, </i>a key genus uniting the diverse<i> </i>branches of the Eurytelinae<i> </i>(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

Abstract

The early stages of Cybdelis (Nymphalidae) combine characters from all lineages of the Eurytelinae. Eggs are laid singly on the underside of mature leaves of Tragia volubilis (Euphorbiaceae), a common foodplant in Biblidini, Eurytelini, Dynamme and some Epicaliini. Unlike most genera of Eurytelinae (except Dynamme, Sea and some Eunica), larvae do not construct frass chains. Some morphological features of the first and last instar larvae and pupa are like those of the Catagrammini, but the egg is very similar to those of the Epicaliini.